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not_stinky's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Death, Gore, and Blood
randirush's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Pregnancy and Fire/Fire injury
kryzysowa_narzeczona's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: Miscarriage and Pregnancy
Minor: Death of parent
faythfarrar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Death, Grief, and Pregnancy
econcomics's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
knhend's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Blood and Vomit
Though death is heavily mentioned, said deaths never are described in explicit detail.queenrivanni's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
tkatt20's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I have very conflicted feelings about this book. On one hand I loved it, on the other hand, there were some very random things that happened that caught me off guard. For the most part I did love this book and I was so excited to read it when I found out it was a retelling of the twelve dancing princesses. The story is extremely dark and gothic, bordering on demonic, and the writing style really made the characters come alive as they were all very interesting with each one having their own personality and quirks. The last 1/4 of the book became very fantasy heavy which I found could have been executed better if there was more of that element mentioned throughout the first part of the book, but that was my biggest issue and I got over it fairly quickly. This book had the perfect setup for a series but since it isn't the world-building as a little lacking and the ending seemed fairly rushed. There are some unanswered questions but with the story being first person I feel like it fits well with the narrator and I don't feel dissatisfied with the ending. All in all, I can definitely see myself coming back and rereading this book in the future.
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury
pulgasrdh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Death of parent
dadimabookernow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This book is so so good. It's so dark and twisty but so good. Very much reminds me of The haunting of hill house vibes.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Pregnancy